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Kaboom! Happy Chinese New Year!
Happy Chinese New Year! Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year. We are welcoming the Year of the Dragon and saying good bye to the Year of the Rabbit. I am not clear on all the customs regarding this holiday – I can say they do seem to know how to celebrate…
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Welcome to our house!
Welcome Home! Some of you might remember that last August (2011) Mark and I took a VERY quick trip to China to check it out. I think they call that a Looksee or something like that. I think we were in China for a total of FOUR days and each day was crammed full…
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First visit to the new school
On Friday morning we stopped in at the new school- International School of Tianjin- to let the girls check it out. The principal of the school showed us around the school and we stopped in and met the Ava's Kindergarten teacher and Annika's third grade teacher. It was so amazing to be in a school…
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First Week in China
We've been here for one week. Wow! What a week it has been! We're still adjusting to our new life here. Life here is vastly different than that at home. Okay, some aspects are the same. The girls are in school and Mark is going to work every week day. However, my life has been…
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We made it!!!!
We are now safely tucked into our house in China. I will be working on posting photos starting next week. Any helpful tips on how to navigate typepad would be greatly appreciated!
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Just trying to figure out this blog!